pullikins

pullikins

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English pull
English -kins
English pullikins

    From pull + -kins.

    Noun

    pullikins pl (plural only)

    1. (dated) Pliers once used to extract teeth.
      • 1867, Leigh Burton, American Journal of Dental Science, page 180:
        On Sundays he mounted the pulpit instead of black bare bones, and as a preacher he drew the fangs of Satan with his spiritual pullikins, almost as skillfully as he did the teeth of his brother sinners on week days, with his metallic ones.
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